2002 News

CGFNS publishes monograph, Characteristics of Foreign Nurse Graduates in the United States Workforce, 2000-2001

PHILADELPHIA, PA — AUGUST 1, 2002 — The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) is pleased to announce the publication of a landmark monograph, Characteristics of Foreign Nurse Graduates in the United States Workforce, 2000-2001. The monograph is an authoritative collection of fundamental data about foreign-educated nurses who took the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN? examination), between 1997-1999.

The monograph, published from data collected in CGFNS’s first, broad foreign nurse graduate survey, focuses on identifying the roles filled by internationally educated nurses and their relationship to the US-registered nurse workforce. The results of the foreign nurse graduate survey, which interviewed over 700 nurses, provide demographic data covering education, licensure, immigration, employment patterns, challenges related to language and culture, and job satisfaction.

"This monograph presents the most comprehensive data ever surveyed and compiled about foreign-educated nurses in the United States workforce. We believe the data provided in this monograph will prove to be a crucial instrument in forming professional judgments and decisions surrounding foreign-educated nurses and their role in the United States workforce," said Dr. Phyllis Kritek, CGFNS President. "It is an invaluable source of information for health care professionals and organizations."

This monograph is the first in a planned series on foreign-educated nurses: their roles, relationships and experiences in the United States workforce. For more information or to purchase the Characteristics of Foreign Nurse Graduates in the United States Workforce, 2000-2001, or any of CGFNS’s other products and services, please contact the CGFNS Customer Service Department at (215) 349-8767. Customers can also logon to the CGFNS Web site at www.cgfns.org for information or to download an order form.

CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, not-for-profit organization based in Philadelphia, PA, USA, and is an internationally recognized authority on education, registration and licensure of nurses worldwide. CGFNS’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the delivery of relevant services to the global nursing and health care community. The organization was founded in 1977 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor; Department of State; Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Health and Human Services); the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and representation from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.